Alert manager

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are provided for managing alerts of one or more computing devices. For example, a user device may configure a user interface to present electronic content corresponding to a first category. The user device may also receive a data structure of rules. At least one rule may correspond to an entry of the data structure for an alert category pairing. The user device may receive information that identifies and incoming alert and determine a presentation method for the incoming alert based at least in part on a corresponding rule. The user device may also present the incoming based at least in part on the determined presentation method.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 receiving, by a wearable computing device of a user, a first alert for presentation by a display device of the wearable computing device, the first alert corresponding to a first alert category of a plurality of alert categories;   presenting the first alert via the display device;   storing a matrix of alert rules, the alert rules for managing presentation of additional alerts corresponding to the plurality of alert categories;   receiving a second alert configured to be presented by the display device, the second alert corresponding to a second alert category of the plurality of alert categories;   determining a presentation procedure for the received second alert during presentation of the first alert, the determined presentation procedure based at least in part on a particular alert rule of the alert rules that corresponds to the first alert category and the second alert category; and   presenting the second alert via the display device of the wearable computing device based at least in part on the determined presentation procedure.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the matrix of alert rules comprises a row and a column for each of the plurality of alert categories. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , wherein each cell of the matrix indicates a respective alert rule corresponding to a respective pair of individual alert categories of the plurality of alert categories. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 3 , wherein each cell of the matrix includes metadata identifying additional instructions for the respective alert rule, the additional instructions configured to alter the presentation procedure. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the determined presentation procedure comprises at least one of overlaying the second alert with respect to the first alert, queuing the second alert, discarding the second alert, or displacing the first alert with the second alert. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first alert or the second alert are received from a second computing device of the user. 
     
     
         7 . A system, comprising:
 a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions; and   a processor in communication with the memory and the display device, the processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to at least:
 configure a user interface to present electronic content, the electronic content corresponding to a first alert category of a plurality of alert categories; 
 receive a data structure comprising a plurality of rules, at least one rule of the plurality of rules corresponding to an entry of the data structure for an alert category pairing of the plurality of alert categories; 
 receive information that identifies an incoming alert; 
 determine a presentation method for the incoming alert based at least in part a corresponding rule of the plurality of rules; and 
 present the incoming alert based at least in part on determined presentation method. 
   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the entry for the alert category pairing comprises a position in the data structure where a row and a column meet, and wherein the alert category pairing comprises a pair of respective alert categories of the plurality of alert categories. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one rule is configured to instruct the processor regarding presentation of the incoming alert during presentation of the electronic content. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the system is configured as a wearable device, wherein the electronic content is configured for presentation to a user of the wearable device, and wherein the electronic content is received from another computing device of the user. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the electronic content or the incoming alert comprise at least one of an audio alert, a visual alert, or a haptic alert. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein at least one of the electronic content or the incoming alert are received from a server external to the system. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the data structure is received from a developer computer, and wherein the data structure is configured to enable a developer associated with the developer computer to generate at least a subset of the plurality of rules. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the incoming alert corresponds to a second alert category of the plurality of alert categories. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the presentation method is further determined based at least in part on the second alert category. 
     
     
         16 . A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, configure the processor to perform operations comprising:
 providing a first alert to a user device for presentation by the user device, the first alert associated with a first alert category;   receiving a data structure configured to store an alert rule for an alert category pair comprising the first alert category and a second alert category;   identifying a second alert configured to be presented by the user device, the second alert associated with the second alert category;   determining a presentation instruction based at least in part on the alert rule for the alert category pair; and   providing the second alert and the presentation instruction to the user device.   
     
     
         17 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the presentation instruction comprises information for presenting, by the user device, the second alert at a time when the first alert is being presented by the user device. 
     
     
         18 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the second alert and the presentation instruction are provided to the user device during presentation of the first alert. 
     
     
         19 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise providing the data structure to a third-party computing device for including the alert rule and other alert rules for other alert category pairs. 
     
     
         20 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein the data structure is received from the third-party computing device.